API 521

Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems

American Petroleum Institute, 11/01/1990

Publisher: API

File Format: PDF

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Published:01/11/1990

Pages:111

File Size:2 files , 8.1 MB

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This recommended practice is applicable to pressure-relieving and vapor depressuring systems. The information provided is designed to aid in the selection of the system that is most appropriate for the risks and circumstances involved in various installations. This recommended practice is intended to supplement the practices set forth in API Recommended Practice 520, Part I for establishing a basis of design.

This recommended practice provides guidelines for examining the principal causes of overpressure; determining individual relieving rates; and selecting and designing disposal systems, including such component pars as vessels, flares, and vent stacks. 

Piping information pertinent to pressure-relieving systems is presented in 5.4.1, but the actual piping should be designed in accordance with ASME B31.3 or other applicable codes.

Health risks may be associated with the operation of pressure-relieving equipment. The discussion of specific risks is outside the scope of this document.

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